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  Academic Words Level 4 - 3 - Matching Quizzes
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jeer  Speak Example sentences
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[不愿意的,坚决反对的] strongly opposed; hateful; unwilling to do something
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[有威胁的,恶兆的] threatening; foreshadowing evil or tragic developments
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[嘲笑] gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
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[明晰的,聪明的] easily understood; clear; intelligible
layman  Speak Example sentences
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[俗人,犯人,外行] someone who is not a clergyman or a professional person; generally ignorant person
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[向东方,东方化] place or turn toward the east; cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward
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[营养品] a source of materials to nourish the body
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[不愿意的,坚决反对的] strongly opposed; hateful; unwilling to do something
loom  Speak Example sentences
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[恐怖] anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
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[网状织物,网丝,陷阱,圈套] opening or space inclosed by the threads of a net between knot and knot; network or net
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[织布机] appear or take shape, usually in an enlarged or distorted form
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero
malignant  Speak Example sentences
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[恶性的,伤害的,致命的] injurious; tending to cause death; disposed to do evil
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[加润滑剂,使润滑] make smooth or slippery
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[服从的,顺从的] the subject in will or act to authority; willing to obey; submissive to restraint, control, or command
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[打击] striking one object against another sharply
multitude  Speak Example sentences
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[想家,乡愁] homesickness; bittersweet longing for things of past
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[大量,多数,大众,民众] a great number; many
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[邮资] token that postal fee has been paid; charge for mailing something
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[发生,发起,创办] initiate; invent; bring into being; create
nurture  Speak Example sentences
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[养育,教育] nourish; help grow or develop; foster
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[恐怖] anxiety disorder by extreme and irrational fear; dislike
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[谦卑的,驯服的,温和的,顺从的] quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
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[壮观的,庄严的] stately; royal; relating to a monarch
onlooker  Speak Example sentences
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[旁观者] one that looks on; spectator
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[罪行,恶劣行为] evil deed; wicked action
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[坦率直言的] given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
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[不愿意的,坚决反对的] strongly opposed; hateful; unwilling to do something
orientate  Speak Example sentences
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[向东方,东方化] place or turn toward the east; cause to assume an easterly direction, or to veer eastward
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[嘲笑] gear; tackle; the combination of tackles for hoisting or lowering the lower yards of a ship
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[谦卑的,驯服的,温和的,顺从的] quiet and obedient; showing patience and humility
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[不愿意的,坚决反对的] strongly opposed; hateful; unwilling to do something
outspoken  Speak Example sentences
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[视觉的,光学的] of or relating to or involving light or optics
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[迫害,不断困扰] pursue in a manner to injure, grieve, or afflict; beset with cruelty or malignity; harass; annoy
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[坦率直言的] given to expressing yourself freely or insistently
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[可以感觉到的,可见的] capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
perceptible  Speak Example sentences
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[壮观的,庄严的] stately; royal; relating to a monarch
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[很多的,浪费的] in great quantity or abundance; bountiful; exceedingly liberal
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[可以感觉到的,可见的] capable of being perceived; cognizable; discernible; perceivable
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[零,不存在] nonexistence; nothingness; zero